The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel

John Wilson Foster

doi:10.1017/CCOL0521861918

The Irish novel has had a distinguished history. It spans such diverse authors as James Joyce, George Moore, Maria Edgeworth, Bram Stoker, Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, Lady Morgan, John Banville, and others. Yet it has until now received less critical attention than Irish poetry and drama. This volume covers three hundred years of Irish achievement in fiction, with essays on key genres, themes, and authors. It provides critiques of individual works, accounts of important novelists, and histories of sub-genres and allied narrative forms, establishing significant social and political contexts for dozens of novels. The varied perspectives and emphases by more than a dozen critics and literary historians ensure that the Irish novel receives due tribute for its colour, variety and linguistic verve. Each chapter features recommended further reading. This is the perfect overview for students of the Irish novel from the romances of the seventeenth century to the present day.

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Frontmatter
pp i-xx
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Introduction
pp 1-21
- By John Wilson Foster
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1 - The novel before 1800
pp 22-38
- By Aileen Douglas
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2 - The national tale and allied genres, 1770s-1840s
pp 39-59
- By Miranda Burgess
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3 - The novel of the big house
pp 60-77
- By Vera Kreilkamp
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4 - The Gothic novel
pp 78-96
- By Siobhán Kilfeather
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5 - Catholics and fiction during the Union, 1801-1922
pp 97-112
- By James H. Murphy
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6 - Irish modernisms, 1880-1930
pp 113-132
- By Adrian Frazier
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7 - James Joyce
pp 133-152
- By Bruce Stewart
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8 - Region, realism and reaction, 1922-1972
pp 153-170
- By Norman Vance
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9 - The novel in Irish
pp 171-188
- By Alan Titley
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10 - Women novelists, 1930s-1960s
pp 189-204
- By Ann Owens Weekes
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11 - Two post-modern novelists: Samuel Beckett and Flann O’Brien
pp 205-222
- By Terence Brown
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12 - Life writing in the twentieth century
pp 223-237
- By Elizabeth Grubgeld
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13 - The novel and the Northern Troubles
pp 238-258
- By Elmer Kennedy-Andrews
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14 - Contemporary Irish fiction
pp 259-275
- By Eve Patten
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Index
pp 276-286
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Frontmatter
pp i-xx

Introduction
pp 1-21

1 - The novel before 1800
pp 22-38

2 - The national tale and allied genres, 1770s-1840s
pp 39-59

3 - The novel of the big house
pp 60-77

4 - The Gothic novel
pp 78-96

5 - Catholics and fiction during the Union, 1801-1922
pp 97-112

6 - Irish modernisms, 1880-1930
pp 113-132

7 - James Joyce
pp 133-152

8 - Region, realism and reaction, 1922-1972
pp 153-170

9 - The novel in Irish
pp 171-188

10 - Women novelists, 1930s-1960s
pp 189-204

11 - Two post-modern novelists: Samuel Beckett and Flann O’Brien
pp 205-222

12 - Life writing in the twentieth century
pp 223-237

13 - The novel and the Northern Troubles
pp 238-258

14 - Contemporary Irish fiction
pp 259-275

Index
pp 276-286

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